Those indicating business conditions were good increased from 11.5 to 13.1 percent but those claiming business conditions are bad increased from 31.9 percent to 32.8 percent, the Conference Board reported.

Those indicating jobs are hard to get rose from 29.7 percent 30.3 percent, while those indicating jobs were plentiful fell from 14.1 percent to 13.5 percent, the report said.